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Animation: How the Partial Lunar Eclipse Looked

During this partial lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow covered only parts of the Moon, as seen from Blagoveshchensk. There were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covered only a small portion of the Moon.

Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.

Maximum Eclipse

Apr 26 at 6:07 AM

246°

0.5°

Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West-southwest for the best view of the eclipse.